I thought the film was just "ok" until I began analyzing it with friends for
the next four days. Now I think it is a subtle work of superb talent. I
really took a lot away from that film, but it took a few hours of discussion
to make me realize it. I don't want to get into my theories as to the theme
or purpose of the film, but I feel comfortable saying that the film is about
how different people look at the concept of infidelity and how they react to
the notion of it, yet the film is also about power - the power women can
wield over men by virtue of their charm and beauty, or the power that men
can wield over women, or the power that money can hold over both. I really
think the film speaks volumes.
I also think that the film is comparable to The Shining in its drawn-out and
deliberate dialogue, as well as the slow, sweeping camera work. The grainy
stock gave the film a dream-like quality. I remember reading an essay on
The Shining (it's on the net somewhere) where they discuss the possibility
that Kubrick had created a modern day silent film with his work on The
Shining. The dialogue is slow enough that you can easily read lips, but
even then most of the body language tells you what is going on long before
the words are heard. And again, the long sequences of uncut shots pull the
film along, almost drawing it out longer than it has to be. But the purpose
of film isn't just to tell a story, it's the manner in which the story is
told, I think. So anyway, for further discussion, e-mail me privately.
I'll tell you my other revelations regarding this film.
*phiL*
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